One of the biggest challenges when you’re writing fiction is finding truly good ideas. We discussed finding great ideas in a recent writers’ group meeting. Several authors maintained that the perfect idea hit them after they’d started writing about a character who intrigued them. Some authors ...
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Writing Fiction: Outlining Tips For Pantsers
In our recent writers’ group meeting we discussed writing fiction and the fraught topic of outlining. Those of us who are pantsers wince when we hear the word: “outline”. Pantsers don’t do outlines; we write by the seat of our pants. We feel guilty about that, so we experiment with outlines ...
Blog Content: 4 Simple Ways To Find Blogging Ideas
Looking for ideas for blog content? Perhaps you feel you've said it all; you’re squeezed dry. Blog content: what if you’ve got nothing to say? We all feel like that occasionally. Consider that you’ve got plenty to say—you’re just out of inspiration. You need to rekindle ...
Love Jane Austen? Books You Shouldn’t Miss
If you love Jane Austen, you’ve got lots of company. Jane’s books are classics. They’ve sold for a couple of centuries. A blog reader, who’s new to Jane Austen, asked me whether I could recommend some fiction and nonfiction she would enjoy. Fiction and nonfiction On the fiction side, ...
Freelance Writing: Easy Tips For Absolute Beginners
If you’re stuck at home and can’t work, you may be considering a side hustle like freelance writing. The freelance writers in our writers’ group have received lots of questions. The most popular question is: how do you get started? Freelance writing: start with what you know and who ...
Writing Fiction: A Quick Beginners’ Tip
Is there a trick to switching from nonfiction to writing fiction? The nonfiction author who asked this question in our online writer’s group was trying to write fiction during the lockdown. She found it tough. “There’s no flow to my fiction,” she told us. “It’s hard. I can get into a ...
